Daily Mail: Watch Boeing test radical new 'silent strike' laser weapon small enough to fit in a suitcase but powerful enough to blast a drone out of the air
* Compact Laser Weapon System can track and attack moving aerial targets
* Can shoot down incoming artillery rounds, low-flying aircraft and drones
* Tests showed laser burning holes in front fairing of moving drone
Boeing has revealed a radical new laser weapon small enough to fit into a suitcase - but poweful enough to blast a drone out of the sky.
The company's new Compact Laser Weapon System (LWS) breaks down into four parts, each transportable by one or two Marines.
It can be assembled in 15 minutes, and then destroy targets from up to 22 miles away with an an energy beam of up to 10 kilowatts.
More News On Boeing's New Laser
Boeing's new laser canon can destroy drones in mid-flight -- BGR
Drone-killing laser weapon demoed by Boeing -- CBC
Boeing Debuts Laser System That Shoots Down Drones -- Epoch Times
Drone Killer? Boeing Unveils Laser Cannon Designed to Take Down UAVs -- Sputnik
Welcome to the World, Drone-Killing Laser Cannon -- Wired
Boeing introduces portable laser weapon capable of destroying drones -- UPI
Boeing shows off its portable drone-killing laser -- Verge
Boeing shows off weapon for destroying drones with a freaking laser -- Mashable
Boeing's portable drone-destroying laser uses an Xbox controller -- Endgadget
Watch Boeing's Super Portable Laser Take Down a Drone -- Popular Mechanics
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